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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Jacob been hiding from Katie?
(a) That Jacob isn't really under a bann.
(b) That he doesn't like it when Katie visits.
(c) A pile of letters from Adam.
(d) A pile of letters from Samuel.

2. Where does no one seem interested in the trial?
(a) In State College, where Jacob lives.
(b) At the weekly church gathering.
(c) In the English community.
(d) At the Fisher farm.

3. Why did Ellie's Aunt Leda leave the Amish community?
(a) She didn't agree with the Amish way of life.
(b) She married a Mennonite.
(c) She wanted non-Amish children.
(d) She didn't want to marry the Amish man her father picked for her to marry.

4. After Jacob comes home, what or who is Katie growing increasingly unhappy with?
(a) The idea of an insanity defense.
(b) Her parents
(c) The English legal system.
(d) Jacob.

5. What happens when the prosecutor cross-examines Samuel?
(a) He professes his love for Katie.
(b) He stands his ground.
(c) He withdraws and is sullen.
(d) He breaks down and cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie do before returning to bed after watching Katie speak to someone who wasn't there?

2. What does Adam slip out of the witness chair to give Katie?

3. What does Ellie ask for money for at the pretrial hearing?

4. Why did Ellie originally say no to taking Katie's case?

5. What infection does the pathologist discuss when he is on the stand?

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